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Elderly men : special problems and professional challenges / Jordan I. Kosberg, Lenard W. Kaye, editors.

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Other Authors: Kosberg, Jordan I., 1939-, Kaye, Lenard W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Pub., ©1997.
Series:Springer series, focus on men.
Subjects:
Older men > United States > Social conditions.
Older men > United States > Economic conditions.
Older men > United States > Psychology.
Social work with older people > United States.
Aged > psychology > United States.
Men > psychology > United States.
Social Support > United States.
Quality of Life > United States.
Socioeconomic Factors > United States.
Social Work.
Table of Contents:
  • Theorizing older men
  • A demographic overview of elderly men
  • Breaking new ground : older men and the workplace
  • Elderly men of the inner city
  • Elderly men in retirement communities
  • Elderly men in prison
  • Rural older men : a neglected elderly population
  • Gay men in later life
  • The transition to retirement
  • The physical health of older men : the significance of the social and physical environment
  • Recognizing and treating alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in elderly men
  • Mental disorders of elderly men
  • The victimization of elderly men
  • Informal caregiving by older men
  • Community programs and services
  • Support groups for older men : building on strengths and facilitating relationships
  • The institutionalization of elderly men
  • The status of older men : current perspectives and future projections.

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